1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN CROWN IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX - Stunning condition and worth so much more with it's box. Coins for Collectors and The Great British Coin Hunt.

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All images are the property of the British Red Cross Museum and Archives (unless otherwise indicated), and cannot be used without permission. Many photographs were taken during the five months the Festival of Britain was in operation. This image shows people relaxing on the terrace of the Festival's Regatta Restaurant, sitting on 'Antelope' and 'Springbok' chairs designed by Ernest Race.

George did not think he would be King, but took the throne after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. George VI married Elizabeth (known as the Queen Mother) and the couple were very popular during the war years. George was a heavy smoker and died in 1952 from lung cancer. His wife became knows as " Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother" and lived until30th March 2002 when she was 101. William Feaver, "Festival Star", in Mary Banham and Bevis Hillier, A Tonic to the Nation: The Festival of Britain 1951, London, Thames and Hudson, 1976 ISBN 0-500-01165-6, p. 54Henrietta Goodden, The Lion and the Unicorn: symbolic architecture for the Festival of Britain 1951 (Norwich, Unicorn Press, 2011). Gold investment products are VAT free. Silver investment products are inclusive of VAT at the current rate unless otherwise stated. Several feature films were planned, but only one was completed in time, namely The Magic Box, a biopic concerning pioneer William Friese-Greene, made by Festival Film Productions. As with most Government sponsored projects the Festival met with controversy (remember the Millennium Dome?!). Before it even opened, some condemned it as a waste of public money, particularly when so many houses had been destroyed during the war. Then, once it was open, criticism turned to both cost – the entrance to the Dome of Discovery was considered expensive at five shillings – and the artistic taste – some thought parts were too futuristic, too gaudy, too innovative.

Forgan, Sophie. "Festivals of science and the two cultures: science, design and display in the Festival of Britain, 1951." British Journal for the History of Science 31#2 (1998): 217–240. online

Country of Origin: United KingdomThe United Kingdom (UK) is the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is often refered to as Great Britain (GBR). It has a long, rich history. Film festivals, including those at Edinburgh Film Festival, Bath and Glasgow participated in the Festival of Britain, and local authorities put on film festivals, helped by a BFI pamphlet, How to put on a Film Show. The selection of Trowell, a Nottinghamshire village in the middle of England, as the Festival Village [64] To celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 it was decided that in 1951 there would be a national exhibition to celebrate the achievements of Great Britain. It was known as the Festival of Britain.

The crown coin minted this year was in commemoration of the event, and if you want to learn more about the Festival of Britain you can read this helpful summary here. Final ThoughtsSince 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK although it also produces medals and coins for other countries. It is currently located at Llantrisant, Wales.